Gillian and Jenny are Transgender friends talking about the process of transition and living their best lives. Gillian is new into the transition process and Jenny has been transitioned for many years and acts as a type of mentor, sharing experiences and thoughts about the trans community and useful specific subjects.

Their conversations are wide ranging and they hope to help others on the same path.

This week:

Jenny and Gillian are joined by Dawn who is a ciswoman and staunch ally of trans, non-binary and gender questioning people.

She is the parent of a trans child and talks about how her daughter approached Dawn and talked about transition and her feelings. Dawn describes her reactions and those of her family and has a pragmatic approach that works well to handle news for her.

We also discuss the pressure and fear of announcing news of gender change to parents and consider why that is and what can be done.

We stress that this is one way of dealing with the process that was right for Dawn and her family and recognise that you will face your own circumstances and family dynamics, so there is signposting to sources of support to help you with your own process.

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